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Dec 12 Alabama Special Election Live Blog

Alabama is having the last bout of electioneering for the year 2017 to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former Senate seat. In the heated primary, incumbent interim Senator Luther Strange lost his seat to former Alabama Chief Justice and conservative firebrand Roy Moore. Following this, Moore was plagued with allegations of sexual assault, throwing his election against Democrat Doug Jones into question. Follow Aric Kirsten, Eric Lendrum, and Samuel Valk as they track the election results live!

8:00 PM EST: The polls have closed in Alabama.

Kirsten 8:08 PM EST: CNN reports Moore has an early lead with 235 votes, Democrat Doug Jones with only 68.

Valk 8:12 PM EST: New York Times reports Democrat Jones holds lead with 421 votes, Republican Roy Moore with 327.

Valk 9:12 PM EST: With 29% of precincts reporting, Roy Moore is still ahead by 4 points. However, Birmingham and surrounding Jefferson County are turning out strong for Jones, potentially creating problems for Moore.

Lendrum 9:20 PM EST: New York Times has swung its prediction back in Jones' favor, giving him a 76% chance of winning due to early counts in Birmingham.

Valk 9:22 PM EST: Counties Tuscaloosa, Colbert, and Lauderdale that were red in all Senate elections since 2010, that had early leads for Jones have not yet gone to favor Moore. This could be a weakness for Moore when Jefferson County gets more votes counted.

Lendrum 9:27 PM EST: NYT gives Jones a 90% chance of victory.

Lendrum 9:28 PM EST: Colbert and Lauderdale counties, both of which had previously given Jones a narrow lead, have both flipped back into Moore's column.

Valk 9:37 PM EST: Mobile and Madison counties still favoring Jones even though they have traditionally been Republican. With 62% of results, Moore is winning by 7 points according to NYT.

Lendrum 10:05 PM EST: With 81% of precincts reporting in, Moore is leading by less than 1%.